Stillwater (2021)
2h 19m | PG-13
Bill Baker, an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma, travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, Allison, who is in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences, and a complicated legal system, Bill builds a new life for himself in France as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter.
Director: Tom McCarthy
Studio: Participant
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Video: 720p
Cast
Matt Damon
as Bill Baker
Camille Cottin
as Virginie
Abigail Breslin
as Allison
Lilou Siauvaud
as Maya
Deanna Dunagan
as Sharon
Moussa Maaskri
as Dirosa
Reviews
Refreshingly different.
Definitely Worth my time. A sad story, but one that will make you think.⭐⭐⭐
I have always liked Matt Damon’s work, but I watched this partly die to the presence of Camille Cottin, who was excellent in the French Netflix series Call My Agent! The main characters are complex, with Damon playing a redneck Oklahoma man and his daughter. Allison, played by Abigail Breslin. They all do fine work and there is a strong ensemble cast behind them. They do a good job mixing the captioned French dialogue with the English speakers. The plot eventually relies upon a rather large coincidence, but the dialogue and script are crisp, so it all works. Don’t expect a sappy ending here. As in real life, some things work out and some don’t.